Finding the Invisible
On a dock that leads from the pine-bordered shoreline of Flathead Lake, I lean over, and look into the clear green water as hundreds of native Northern pike minnow swim
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Trout Rescue
In the Mission Mountain Range of Western Montana, Herrick Run flows in the shadow of Lindy Peak. The small, snow-bound stream tumbles down a series of steep drops into Lindbergh
The True Home of Alaskan Salmon
The silver skin and pink flesh of a salmon may be labeled “Alaskan Wild” but researchers have found that the truth may be harder to label. Conservation geneticist Gordon Luikart
New Invaders, New Solutions
, DNA can be used to track the wide variety of aquatic invaders including plants, fish, amphibians, pathogens, and invertebrates like mollusks and snails. Quagga and zebra mussels aren’t yet
Conservation Genetics on the Frontline
My journey into science journalism first started on a dock on Flathead Lake, where I spent many summers looking out at the immense lake, one of the largest in the